Luke 7:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

Young's Literal Translation
And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying—‘He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

King James Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

Greek
They came
παραγενόμενοι (paragenomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3854: From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

[and] pleaded with
παρεκάλουν (parekaloun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

earnestly,
σπουδαίως (spoudaiōs)
Adverb
Strong's 4709: Diligently, earnestly, zealously. Adverb from spoudaios; earnestly, promptly.

“[This man] is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

worthy
Ἄξιός (Axios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.

to have You grant
παρέξῃ (parexē)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion.

this,
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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